Angela Pack, Author at Hucul Printing Ltd.

Angela Pack

Angela is the Digital Printing Technician at Hucul Printing Ltd and is interested in the design and branding aspect of the industry. She enjoys meaningful conversation, new surroundings, and the freshness that comes from novel experiences. She is always looking forward to a new creative venture, puzzle, interesting book, challenging hiking trail, or anything that sparks her "joie de vivre".

Using Bold and Italics

December 3, 2014

Angela Pack

Printing Business

Most people know about Command-B and Command-I, those nifty tools that are used to emphasize our type. More often than not, Bold and Italics are misused, and more specifically, overused. There are a couple of important rules to keep in mind when you put something in bold or italics. Firstly, bold and italics must be used sparingly. While they do accomplish emphasizing a point, reading is slowed down. Unfortunately, if you put a whole paragraph in bold, it takes a lot…

The King of Fonts

October 1, 2014

Angela Pack

Design, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks

FONTS! In my opinion, fonts are some of the most fascinating elements to printing and design. They are all around me: the Internet, on the road signs I pass everyday going to work, in the current novel I’m reading, in my iPhone, or on the packages of food I purchase. Fonts evoke particular emotions of excitement, or hesitance, whether we are aware of their effects, or not. Fonts are used to relay information, and more importantly to set tones and meaning. I could…

Sending Us Your Press-Ready File

July 23, 2014

Angela Pack

FAQ, Printing Business, Tips and Tricks

Not every job we print is designed, or set up, by Hucul Printing. Many customers create their own files and we also receive files from Graphic Designers. In turn, we have customers and graphic designers posing questions about how to prepare “press-ready” files for us to print. A common question we receive is: “What sort of File should I send you?” While there are many avenues to take to convert our customer’s files, our most preferred file type is a Portable Document Format,…

“Make My Logo Bigger!” Syndrome

June 25, 2014

Angela Pack

Design, Promotion, Tips and Tricks

A common misconception about logos is that they need to be bigger to be noticed. In fact, making your logo bigger can sometimes distract an audience from the company’s message. Less is more, and white space is your ally! To all our lovely customers, we want to take the opportunity to poke fun – Enjoy this following video!

Why Simple Business Cards Are Best

May 28, 2014

Angela Pack

Business Cards, Design, Inspiration, Promotion, Tips and Tricks

Simplicity : the quality of being easy to understand, or use : the state or quality of being plain, or not fancy or complicated : something that is simple, or ordinary but enjoyable Throughout my whole life, I have increasingly learned to appreciate simplicity and minimalism; spending time in nature, versus the city, brought out this appreciation for anything less than busy, cluttered, confusing, or unnecessary. As an avid researcher and university paper writer, I have had to channel this…